What color is #BFBEBC?

#BFBEBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFBEBC?

The RGB value is 191, 190, 188: 191 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFBEBC?

The complementary color is #BCBDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFBEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFBEBC color

#BFBEBC rgb(191, 190, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFBEBC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (191, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 2% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#BFBEBC color codes

HEX	`#BFBEBC`
RGB	`rgb(191, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 2%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, -0.02, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 1.13, 90.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.975, 51.534, 54.934)`
Decimal	`12566204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFBEBC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFBEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFBEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFBEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfbebc; }
.text { color: #bfbebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfbebc, #bfbfbc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BFBEBC?: #BFBEBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFBEBC?: The RGB value is 191, 190, 188: 191 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFBEBC?: The complementary color is #BCBDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFBEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.